Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Advanced Optical Technologies Inc. is processing 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. PHILLIPS, RUFUS L is the busiest examiner, with 1 busiest examiner pending action. With only 1 pending office action, the company maintains a minimal active presence.
The single distinct art unit reflects a focused technical area for the current application. Because the company relies on 1 distinct examiner, the prosecution timeline is dependent on the individual pace of PHILLIPS, RUFUS L. The 1 busiest examiner pending action represents the company's total active engagement within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field. This centralized approach suggests a highly targeted intellectual property strategy. Practitioners should ensure that the prosecution of the 1 pending office action aligns closely with the specific preferences of the assigned 1 distinct art unit.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | 1 | 62.7% | +32.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18407012 | POLARIMETER WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT TUNABLE CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL ORIENTATION IMAGING | PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18407012 | POLARIMETER WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT TUNABLE CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL ORIENTATION IMAGING | PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18407012 | POLARIMETER WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT TUNABLE CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL ORIENTATION IMAGING | PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | 2877 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAdvanced Optical Technologies Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Rufus L Phillips has the most, with 1 of Advanced Optical Technologies Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
